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Tuesday's election saw significant laws and regulations passed on the state level through various ballot measures.

The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenh...

Special counsel Jack Smith is in talks with leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end prosecutions of Donald Trump, sources told ABC News.

With Ohio Sen. JD Vance set to become the next vice president, Usha Vance is set to be the first Indian American second lady in the White House.

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr -- the state's first openly trans lawmaker -- ran for reelection to the state House after she was censured.

Follow 538 for live updates on the uncalled races in the 2024 election, including who will control the U.S. House and how big the GOP's majority in the Senate will be.

ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire looks at the uncertainty surrounding legal cases involving the president-elect.

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory is already beginning to elicit requests from his supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack for delays in their cases.

ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis examines how economics played a part in leading Trump into an election win.

How big will the Republicans' U.S. Senate majority be?